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LIFETIME HONOUR Padma Bhushan for Mr Pallonji Mistry

PALLONJI MISTRY, A LEADER PAR EXCELLENCE Padma Bhushan for Mr Pallonji Mistry

Shapoorji Pallonji Group (SP) Chairman Emeritus, Mr Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry, receives the Padma Bhushan from President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee, at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi, on March 28, 2016

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From VC & MD`s Desk UP Expressway Industrial Devel- opment Authority (UPEIDA) has awarded an Appreciation Certificate for achieving 7.22 million safe man- ours without any lost time incident at 'Thank you for ALEP Pkg II on March 11, 2016 IRCLASS Systems and Solution Pvt Ltd has awarded a certificate for inspiring us' quality work at Chenab site on February 24, 2016

Reliance Industries Limited has awarded an Appreciation certificate for achieving 8 million safe man hours without LTI at RIL J3 project on February 03, 2016

Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) It fills my heart with pride to be part of a Group whose has been awarded an Appreciation Chairman Emeritus is awarded the Padma Bhushan. Letter for achieving highest percent- Mr Pallonji Mistry is an inspiration for the entire SP Group age in Monthly Audit Rating Score and for future generations who will join the ranks. audit (MARS audit from March -14 to Dec -15) at CMRL Package UAA 01 His unwavering focus on business and the enormous site on February 02, 2016 contribution to society will be talked about for ages. Mr Mistry has set examples for Indians not only in the country UPEIDA has awarded an Apprecia- but also overseas. His desire to conquer new territories and tion Certificate for achieving 5.398 the determination to hold himself against stiff competition is million safe man-hours at ALEP Pkg exemplary. II on Janury 06, 2016 How I wish if all of us had the same qualities in equal or more measure as Mr Mistry. I take this opportunity to thank him for being around to inspire and guide us in our respective businesses. We pray to Almighty to give him good health and OFFICE ADDRESS a long life. AFCONS House, 16, Shah Industrial Estate, Veera Desai Road, Azadnagar, Andheri (W), Mumbai - 400 053, Maharashtra, India. Tel No: +91-22-67191000 Fax: +91-22-2673 0047/ 2673 0026 Website: www.afcons.com K Subrahmanian CIN No: U45200MH1976PLC019335

EDITORIAL S Paramasivan, Sandeep Desai, Bhakti Prasad, Krishnakumari C, Bivabasu Kumar

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ENLIGHTENMENT: Pallonji Mistry at the SP Group's 150 years' celebration ceremony GUTS & GLORY Pallonji Mistry, chairman emeritus of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group (SP), inspires us for his intrepidity and unassuming earnestness

rue leaders know how to keep their Against stiff competition from American and heads down and let their actions European construction behemoths, he knew do the talking. Pallonji Mistry, the he had to adapt and innovate. A quick-witted TShapoorji Pallonji Group (SP) patri- Pallonji Mistry rose to the occasion. He clev- arch, epitomised humbleness and yet as- erly won over the Sultan by exposing him to serted himself in skilfully harnessing his the splendour of the Mughal courts epito- resources. His quiet demeanour and sharp mised in the iconic film Mughal-e-Azam. business acumen allowed him to quietly Pallonji Mistry thought ahead of his time. build an empire that has withstood the va- His successful delivery of the royal palace garies of time. established Shapoorji Pallonji as the first In- Pallonji Mistry was probably one of the dian construction company to officially com- first Indian businessmen in the 1970s to plete a project abroad. His brave decision to venture overseas. He made a gutsy move take his business out of India paid dividends, to win the job of building the palace of HM and with hard work, cemented his glory in Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said in Muscat. the Middle East.

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YEARS AT A GLANCE 1947 Pallonji Mistry joined his father Shapoorji seth in family business at a relatively tender age of 18

1950 Appointed to the ACC board at the age of 21. Went on to become chairman for some years

1971 Took a calculated risk to move to the Middle East. Won a tender to build the palace of HM Sultan STRONGER TOGETHER: Pallonji Mistry and wife Patsy Mistry with sons, Shapoor and Cyrus Mistry, at the Qaboos bin Said al Said SP Group's 150 years' celebration ceremony, in Mumbai, last year in Muscat

After a brief lull, SP’s business gathered momen- tum, in India, in the 1990s. Under Pallonji Mistry’s as- 1975 tute leadership, SP started to spread its tentacles in SP’s fame increased the construction space. It swiftly gained popularity and manifold after his Maj- bagged a string of big projects ranging from schools, esty the Sultan opened hospitals, commercial buildings, IT parks to automo- his Muscat palace to bile plants. This resulted in some iconic structures in visitors. It established Mumbai, namely, the Oberoi Towers hotel, the World SP as the first Indian Trade Centre, residential structures like Sterling contractor to complete a project abroad. The Apartments at Peddar Road, and new buildings for the architecture earned Reserve Bank of India and the State Bank of India. worldwide fame. It would be facetious to call Pallonji Mistry an ad- venturer, but the fact is he had the courage to take risks. His ability to analyse market trends made him SHAPOOR MISTRY one of the most intuitive Indian businessmen not just of 1990 his era but for future generations as well. There was a This time onward SP calming assurance that all was well in everything that gained exponential rise he did. The transparency in his businesses earned him in its construction busi- huge respect from vendors and bankers alike. ness in India. Around the Even after he took a backseat letting his sons, same time, Cyrus Mistry, Shapoor and Cyrus Mistry, take over the reigns, he the younger son of Pal- continued to inspire and encourage his people. He suc- lonji Mistry, returned to ceeded in weaving an atmosphere of trust, compassion India with a civil engi- and business leadership that made everyone comfort- neering degree. able. While accountability was foremost in his book, The SP Group continued he was always known as a fair player. to flourish with Cyrus There are stories galore about the SP Group chair- and Shapoor Mistry man emeritus. His humility, charitable nature and (elder son) forming an single-minded focus continue to live through the entire indomitable force. CYRUS MISTRY SP Group. This living legend continues to inspire us all.

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News Awards CMRL bags Construction DMRC praise for Man Singh Mr Man Singh (chief HSE Industry Award manager) has been awarded an appreciation Afcons won the Construction letter by Delhi Metro Rail Industry Award in Chennai for its Corporation (DMRC) for his Excellence in Heavy Civil Infrastruc- outstanding performance ture Works at Chennai Metro Rail towards health, safety and environment at CC90 Project. The award was received project site. by Mr V Manivannan (Exec Vice President), Mr Klaus Muenz (Project Vivek Abhyankar's Director) & Mr D Murugadasan article gets published (Project Manager) from the Hon’ble Oxford University Press Governor of recently published a revised Tamilnadu, Dr K edition of the book titled Rosaiah on February ‘Design of Steel Structures 7, 2016. – Limit State Method’ by Dr N Subramanian (Maryland-USA). In this book, Mr Vivek Abhyankar Reliance honours Afcons for (sr manager – design) has impeccable safety record contributed a Chapter on ‘Enabling Structures’ which covers some project case Reliance Industries Limited studies of Afcons. awarded Afcons with a “Per- formance Excellence Award” New Project in Dubai for demonstrating consistent Afcons has been awarded a HSE performance improve- new project of improving the ment, in alignment with HSE Al Awir Road and Interna- targets at J3, Jamnagar tional City Accesses by Road and Transport Authority, site. The award was given on Dubai. February 3, 2016.

New Project from ONGC Afcons has been awarded a new project of Life Exten- sion of Well Platform -01 by ONGC. Afcons settles for silver in Corporate TT tourney

New Project in Jammu Afcons has been awarded Afcons participated in the second a new project of construc- edition of the 11even Sports Inter tion of 16 bridges on Katra- Corporate Table Tennis Tourna- Dharam section of Udham- pur-Srinagar-Baramulla ment, organised by NSportz, at Khar Rail link project in J&K Gymkhana, on February 20 and 21, by KRCL. 2016. Over 25 corporates partici- pated in the event. In team events, Afcons was represented by Mr Ash- New Joinee ish Damle, Mr Ravindra Ekande and Ms Tejaswini Joshi. Afcons fell just Pramod short of qualifying for the quarter- Kumar finals. However, Ms Tejaswini Joshi Rajput has and Mr Ravindra Ekande reached joined as the finals of the mixed doubles event DGM - Projects at and won the runners-up trophy. Oil & Gas Department. He has an overall Ms Tejaswini Joshi (left) and Mr Ravindra Ekande (middle) recieve the experience of 23 years. runners-up trophy for the mixed doubles event

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Life at AFCONS

Republic Day celebration T74 RA ALEP

ALEP

Holi celebration

HR Corner

CIVIL TRAININGS ments for efficient enabling works. The -par tion security awareness session was organized ticipants got crucial insight into various design at Chennai sites (CMRL Pkg-1 & CMRL Pkg- Costing & Budgeting aspects vital to construction. 5) and Agra-Lucknow sites (ALEP Pkg-2 & ALEP Pkg-4) respectively. The programme was SOFT SKILLS TRAININGS meant to educate employees about the inherent risks of cyber threat to confidentiality, integrity, Presentation Skills or availability of systems and data, and how A two-day workshop was organised at Mumbai one could protect personal and official data. office in January 2016. The workshop was- de While the session in Chennai was conducted signed to help participants make more persua- by Mr Suresh Menon (Ext Faculty) and Mr sive and compelling presentations. Topics such Gunjan Goel, the ones at ALEP sites were as extempore, group discussion and individual conducted by Mr Suresh Menon (Ext Faculty) presentation delivery exercises/activities were and Mr Nikhil Talati. covered. The workshop was conducted by Mr Costing & Budgeting training at T49B & T74R Vincent D’Silva (external faculty). WHOLE WELLNESS A one-day training programme was organised A talk on cancer was organised at Mumbai of- at Tunnel Sites (Tunnel T-49B & Tunnel T-74 MECHANICAL TRAININGS fice in March 2016. The objective was to make RA/RB) in Jammu. The training was conducted A three-day training camp on the basics of employees aware of the major cancer types, by Mr Baleri LV and was attended by Engineers operating a batching plant, concrete pump/mixer their symptoms, and the earliest available & Managers of both the sites. The training was & TSR, preventive & predictive maintenance was diagnosis options. Dr Pritesh Lohar (consult- aimed at raising awareness about cost estimation, organised at Butibori workshop with the objec- ant-medical oncology & clinical hematology) budgeting, cash flow and cost control techniques. tive of helping mechanical engineers understand from Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital the ground rules for keeping the equipment conducted the session. Quantity Survey up and running. The training was provided by The training programme was conducted by OEM-Schwing Stetter. Mr Indrajit Banerjee at Tunnel Sites (Tunnel T-49B & Tunnel T-74 RA/RB) in Jammu. The Asphalt Paving Equipment programme provided insights into the basics The training programme was organised at ALEP of quantity survey, rate analysis, procedures of Pkg-2 & ALEP Pkg-4 sites in March 2016. The claim and necessary documentation for claims & programme aimed at familiarising participants variations. with operation working, fault finding and opti- mum utilisation of paving equipment at site. Practical Aspect of Design The training programme was organised at our IT SECURITY AWARENESS Presentation Skills workshop in Mumbai office Delhi sites. The training explained the require- Keeping IT security at its forefront, an informa-

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The 45th National Safety Day DAYwas celebrated in Mumbai and 2016 across all other sites on March 4, 2016. At head office, in Mumbai, a pledge on the cause of safety, health and protec- tion of environment was signed by Afcons employees. Later, a First Aid training was conducted by Mr Prafull Thorat (Corporate Doctor) and Safe Driving training was given to all HO personal drivers by the safety team. Prizes were distributed to the winners of competitions conducted by HSE department, followed by a commemoration of Mr Prafull Head Office Thorat and Mr SS David (fire fighting maintenance consultant) for their contribution towards health and safety in Afcons. Workers and employees were felicitated for their contribution to safety at various sites.

Bangladesh

Officers take the safety pledge at tunnel T49B in J&K

National Road Beach Cleaning Campaign Safety Week Afcons employees in Kuwait he National Road Safety Week participated in a beach cleaning Twas celebrated at Chennai campaign at Al-kout beach, Ku- Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) sites wait. The campaign was organ- from January 11 to 17, 2016. ized by KNPC under corporate Pamphlets were distrubuted to social responsibility. public to create awareness about safety on road. Special medical check ups were conducted for drivers at site, and, an alcohol monitoring test was conducted for workers and staff.

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